A Plot: Adam becomes enamored with the movie Die Hard and longs to make his own take on the film. When Marvin shows up and brags about his new role on TV, he teams up with Adam to make a low-budget version of the film. Murray tries to be supportive of them until he learns that Marvin's new TV role is on an episode of COPS.
B Plot: Barry is excited to finally have an excuse to celebrate Christmas, but is disappointed to learn that Bill and Lainey don't celebrate the holiday since Lainey's mom left. Barry decides to tell Beverly that the Lewis' Christmas is incredible so she'll give him an even more intense Hanukkah.
- Amateur Film-Making Plot: With Marvin's help, Adam shoots his own Die Hard movie.
- "Die Hard" on an X: Adam and Marvin brainstorm various such scenarios for their movie, eventually settling on "Die Hard on a treehouse".
- It Will Never Catch On: One of the scenarios suggested for the Die Hard movie is "Die Hard on a bus", which Marvin rejects as too ridiculous.
